KCB Youth team in partnership with the Metropolitan Police, Coram’s Fields and Camden Council are organizing a charity football tournament to raise money for our youth activities.  The initiative is being supported by Arsenal who will be supplying ‘goodies’ as prizes. The winners will also receive trophies and their photos taken with the Major of Camden.

Hosted at Coram’s Fields, 93 Guildford street, WC1N 1DN.

28th February, 6.30-9.30pm

Entry:

£100 – community teams

£200- business teams

All donations welcomed.

For application forms please contact Harun Kaji on 02072785635 or email harun.kaji@kcbna.org.uk

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A brief Background of KCB Youth Team

The King’s Cross Brunswick Neighbourhood Association (KCBNA) Youth Project members are organising a football tournament on Monday 28th February 2011 at Coram’s Fields in partnership with the Metropolitan Police, Camden Council and Coram’s Fields to fundraise for KCB Youth and Sports activities.

The mission of (KCBNA) is “to improve the quality of life of local residents with the active involvement of people in the King’s Cross and Brunswick area of the London Borough of Camden”.  KCBNA offers something for everyone in the neighbourhood through our three community centres including a children’s club, extensive youth activities, promoting healthier lifestyle classes, community safety, lunch clubs and activities for older people.  We offer support to social and minority ethnic groups including young people at risk of exclusion and people from Bangladeshi, Chinese and Somalian communities.

We are currently seeking funding to support the delivery of our important Youth programme.  The King’s Cross area is made up of a diverse young population that faces many challenges and difficulties from living in this extremely deprived area.  Almost 80% of young people who use our services fall into one or more of the following categories – involvement in youth conflict, at risk of receiving anti-social behaviour orders, under-achievement at school, risk of exclusion, involvement in low level criminal activity, few educational qualifications and limited employment prospects.  Our Youth programme is currently funded by a range of funders including: Drapers Charitable Trust, BBC Children in Need, the Youth Sector Development Fund, the local authority and the Rank Foundation.  However, the majority of this funding is due to finish at the end of March 2011.

KCBNA’s exciting Youth programme is successfully providing positive activities to support disadvantaged marginalised young people.  We are delighted to report that the project makes a huge difference to young people in the area and encourages their growth, progression and development.  Our integrated programme includes exciting engagement activities such as outreach youth work, health and fitness sessions, multi-media training, accredited courses, workshops, residentials, sports and arts work, performance opportunities, script writing and drama.

In the last year of the programme we achieved the following outcomes:

Contact has been made with over 700 young people through outreach work

• Over 450 young people have regularly participated in activities
• Local police have recorded the lowest levels of youth anti-social behaviour in almost three years
• 40-50 young people have enrolled in further education and training (we work in close partnership with our local further education college)
• 50 young women are participating in social and recreational activities
• 45-50 young people are no longer considered at risk of obtaining an ASBO

Currently, our youth programme is achieving greater results than originally profiled and has received an overwhelmingly positive response from young people and stakeholders.  Long term difference will allow young people to make further progress in moving towards further education/training and employment opportunities.

If you would like any further information or would like to make a donation please get in touch with me.

Yours sincerely

Harun Kaji

Senior Youth Worker

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We look forward to seeing you join in on the action.

The KCB Youth Project aims to provide programmes of activities that meet young people’s needs and priorities, and offer quality support which will help them to achieve and progress in life.

The KCB Youth Team is indebted to all its funders for supporting the diverse activities available for the benefit of young people in the King’s Cross area. We have achieved an exceptional outcome for the service users who face prejudice and social exclusion in our society.

Our work has contributed to achieving the Every Child Matters five key themes – Being Healthy; Staying Safe; Enjoying and Achieving; Making a Positive Contribution and Economic Well Being and Quality of life.
The positive outcomes achieved by providing multiple activities, diverting young people away from anti-social behavior and youth crime, teaching about substance misuse and mental health, and offering new experiences, have given young people a renewed self belief.

The Youth Team ethos is based on believing in and investing in young people by providing positive activities for them. Please see below measurable outcomes accomplished by the Team.

As the YSDF weekend provisions for young people come to an end we would like to thank all the young people, and supporters, who have made the past 15 months so thoroughly enjoyable! We have loved every moment and we have been blessed to work with you all.

Having engaged with over 800 young people, and made over 2,000 initial contacts through our outreach programme we could not begin to list of you individually but we would particularly like to give thanks to those who have financially supported the continuation of the weekend provisions, including:

Awards for All

Coutts Charitable Trust

Fitzdale Trust

Wellcome Trust

Thank you all for your kind support and memories!

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